pigeonholing

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the classification of disparate entities into categories, not always for the right reason
Present participle of pigeonhole
a system for classifying things into groups
pigeonhole
One of an array of compartments for sorting post, messages etc. at an office, or college (for example)

Fred was disappointed at the lack of post in his pigeonhole.

pigeonhole
{i} small open compartment for filing papers
pigeonhole
A hole, or roosting place for pigeons
pigeonhole
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc
pigeonhole
a small compartment
pigeonhole
A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc
pigeonhole
a specific (often simplistic) category treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
pigeonhole
{f} put in a pigeonhole, place in a compartment, file; put aside indefinitely, postpone, delay; classify within a series of ideas
pigeonhole
a specific (often simplistic) category
pigeonhole
one of a set of small open boxes fixed to a wall. You leave letters, messages etc for particular people in the boxes. to unfairly consider a person, activity etc as belonging to a particular type or group pigeonhole sb/sth as sth
pigeonhole
a specific (often simplistic) category treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" place into a small compartment
pigeonhole
so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote
pigeonhole
To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report
pigeonhole
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
pigeonhole
place into a small compartment
pigeonholing
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